Soviet Union, 1956: Stalin is dead. With his passing, a violent regime is beginning to fracture - leaving behind a society where the police are the criminals, and the criminals are innocent. The catalyst comes when a secret manifesto composed by Stalin's successor Khrushchev is distributed to the entire nation. Its message: Stalin was a tyrant and a murderer. Its promise: The Soviet Union will transform. But there are forces at work that are unable to forgive or forget Stalin's tyranny so ...

Now a major movie, directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman.For fans of Robert Harris, John Le Carre and Martin Cruz Smith comes a gripping thriller set in Moscow, 1953. Under Stalin's terrifying regime families live in fear. When the all-powerful State claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree?An ambitious secret police officer, Leo Demidov has spent his career arresting anyone who steps out of line. Suddenly his wor...

'An ambitious, cinematic thriller' Observer'A talented storyteller' The Times'A cinematic epic' Daily MailWhat if our only hope of survival becomes our greatest threat?From the brilliant, bestselling author of Child 44 comes a suspenseful and fast-paced novel about a colony of global apocalypse survivors seeking to reinvent civilisation under the most extrem...

OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER IN OVER 30 LANGUAGESA THRILLER UNLIKE ANY YOU HAVE EVER READMOSCOW, 1953.Under Stalin’s terrifying regime, families live in fear. When the all-powerful State claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree?An ambitious secret police officer, Leo Demidov believes he’s helping to build the perfect society. But when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large –...

Former Soviet Secret Service agent Leo Demidov has built himself a new life as a civilian with his wife Raisa, and their two teenage daughters, Elena and Zoya. The Soviet Union is a country trying to reassert itself after the murderous excesses of Stalin and the chaos of the following years, and as the Cold War continues powers inside Russia seek to topple their great enemy, the United States of America. Communist allies within the United States will prove vital players in this game of int...

Former Soviet Secret Service agent Leo Demidov has built himself a new life as a civilian with his wife Raisa, and their two teenage daughters, Elena and Zoya. The Soviet Union is a country trying to reassert itself after the murderous excesses of Stalin and the chaos of the following years, and as the Cold War continues powers inside Russia seek to topple their great enemy, the United States of America. Communist allies within the United States will prove vital players in this game of int...

TWO MEN. TWENTY YEARS. ONE PROPOSAL.Danny and Luis have been a couple for decades. Piece by piece, they’ve built a life together. They’ve created a home.The only thing they didn't have was a marriage. When they met, it was illegal.But the law finally changes, and Danny decides to propose - on a Scottish hilltop, to the love of his life.Luis loves Danny, but does he love marriage?And, as the past begins to catch up to them both, every...

**IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times'Taut and exciting' Guardian**Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd.Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence until that tracked him down.But when Pi...

**Brought to you by Penguin.*DETECTIVE HOLE IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES*The police urgently need Harry Hole.**A killer is stalking Oslo's streets. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated, but failed to solve. The murders are brutal, the media reaction hysterical.But this time, Harry can't help anyone.For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the centre of every major criminal investig...

'This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo' Judy Finnigan'What a great premise!' Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude CreekEeny Meeny is the rocket-paced serial-killer thriller debut from M. J. Arlidge. Eeny Meeny was a Richard and Judy Book Club Summer 2014 pick.********The girl emerged from the woods, barely alive. Her story was beyond belief. But it ...

One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam at her holiday cottage. At first sight, it appears like a straightforward case of suicide; María had never recovered from the death of her mother two years previously and she had a history of depression. But then the friend who found her body approaches Detective Erlendur with a tape of a séance that María attended before her death and his curiosity is aroused.Driven by a need to find answers, Erlendur begins an unofficial...

‘One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years…’ GöteborgspostenFrom the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona LinnaHe is an artist in terrorThe lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. A man is found hanging alone in his apartment.This is his masterpieceS...